In the library of Salisbury Cathedral is a fascinating manuscript, No.148. First written around 1450, it was added to until the Reformation. During the Reformation, parts such as the lists of relics... More > were redacted, and anything hinting at political incorrectness crossed out. Oaths of loyalty were subsequently inserted. The lists of benefactors and those for whom prayers should be offered, including Queen Mary the first and Philip are fascinating, as are the lists of relics held by the Cathedral. It is a document full of history, which is a delight to study.< Less

In the library of Salisbury Cathedral is a fascinating manuscript, No.148. First written around 1450, it was added to until the Reformation. During the Reformation, parts such as the lists of relics... More > were redacted, and anything hinting at political incorrectness crossed out. Oaths of loyalty were subsequently inserted.
The lists of benefactors and those for whom prayers should be offered, including Queen Mary the first and Philip are fascinating, as are the lists of relics held by the Cathedral.
It is a document full of history, which is a delight to study.< Less

One of the earliest books on gardening to be written in English in 1574, this book covers gardening, herbalism, weather, beekeeping and grafting in one volume, offering a fascinating insight into the... More > extent of the understanding of the natural world of plants and diseases in Tudor times, when Queen Elizabeth was on the throne of England, and Mary Queen of Scots her prisoner.< Less

A listing of the Canons of Salisbury Cathedral from its foundation, with some biographical details. This edition has the bishops' shields from the choir stalls in b/w and is on lighter paper than the... More > colour edition.< Less

A listing of the Canons of Salisbury Cathedral from its foundation, with some biographical details. This edition has the bishops' shields from the choir stalls illustrated in colour and is on... More > slightly better paper than the b/w edition.< Less

William Dixon's descendants Revs. Thomas Buddle, Rainsford Bavin, Edna Bavin, Charles Nedham Lack and also Beatrice Dutton were eminent missionaries in Australasia and China; this book records what... More > is known of their lives.< Less